National
Memorial Day in Black America
Memorial Day 2017 is here, and it is the 149th year of its celebration. It started as Decoration Day after the American Civil War in 1868. It is a federal holiday set aside to honor […]
Year: 2017
Entertainment
Thousands Of Historic Items Honoring Black Cinema Could Be Yours
By Brennan Williams (Huffington Post) SEPARATE CINEMA ARCHIVE/ SFAEThe San Francisco Art Exchange announced Thursday the first public sale of pieces from the Separate Cinema Archive. One hundred years of black film art is officially up for […]
Editorials
The Wells Fargo Scandal Continues to Create Fall Out
By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher The Wells Fargo scandal is far from over and it continues to provide insight into the “Cherry Picking” culture of providing select help in places where it seeks to […]
Sports
Tiger Woods Arrested and Released In Florida for Suspicion of DUI
Tiger Woods, former world number one golfer, was arrested in the sunshine state of Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to online jail records. Woods was booked into the Palm Beach County […]
Business
Carnival Corporation CEO Arnold Donald Tops List of Global Minority Business Leaders
CEO of world’s largest leisure travel company ranked first out of 100 global business executives on the 2017 EMpower 100 Ethnic Minority Leaders List EMpower 100 celebrates the work of black, Asian and minority executives […]
Community
United Way Celebrates Students Achievements
United Way of Northeast Florida’s Achievers For Life Celebration was held last week to celebrate the 2016-2017 school-year accomplishments of Achievers For Life middle-school students. Special recognitions included Honor-Roll students, Parents of the Year and […]
Local
Young Women of Color Conference Focuses on STEM Careers
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts was the location for the Young Women of Color Empowerment Conference held last week. The conference marked the ninth year whose mission has been to educate and to empower young women […]
Photos
Gospel Maven Tamela Mann Hits High Notes at Potters House Concert
Grammy® Award Winner and Gospel music’s “IT” Girl, Tamela Mann and husband, comedian/actor David Mann, joined by the rest of the talented Mann family was in Jacksonville for their Mann’s World Family Tour at the Potters House. Held Friday […]
Photos
A Night at Roy’s, Raises Funds for Child Safety Matters
‘A Night at Roy’s,’ the Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc.’s (MBF) annual signature fundraising event, recently raised $55,000 for the Foundation. More than 400 guests recently attended the event at Roy’s Restaurant in Jacksonville […]
Greek Life
Delta Delta Chapter Host Two State Founders Day Celebration
The National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., Delta Delta Chapter celebrated their annual Founders’ Day event with their sister chapters Alpha Gamma of Jacksonville, Gamma Eta of St. Augustine and Delta Zeta of Waycross, […]